A study released in May had a lot to say about incarceration in Berks County. Undertaken in a joint effort between the nonprofit organizations Building Justice in Berks, The Real Deal 610 and the Vera ...

The State Department has notified Congress of an updated reorganization of the massive agency. The planned changes include ...

Lawmakers must act swiftly to put an end to these flawed contracting practices and invest in public defense systems.

Nayib Bukele rose to near-total control of El Salvador on a tide of support from the very gang he’s credited with defeating.

HOMES could be compulsorily acquired to make way for a new prison to be built in Lara as the Government moves to deal with a booming jail population. Opposition Leader Matthew Guy says it is ...

It has made a series of recommendations with the aim of reducing the prison population by 9,800 people by 2028. The key proposal is a "progression model" - which would see offenders who behave ...

The House and Senate approved a pair of bills to purchase the state's last private prison outright for $312 million.

Mr Gauke’s 200 page report will lower the prison population by 9,800 inmates. Prison chiefs fear they will run out of cells by Spring. The review also calls for greater use of technology ...

LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - Britain is considering mandating the use of chemical castration for sex offenders under an overhaul of the justice system aimed at freeing up more space in its ...

Shabana Mahmood: The prison population will rise. What I announced last week is that I’ve secured £4.7 billion of funding from the Treasury to build prison places. We are going to have the ...

“We just want your information, and so you have one of two choices. You can either choose prison because we are going to catch you and charge you, or you can cooperate. Even if you’re ...

These recommendations, which span the entirety of the justice system, are focused not only on bringing the prison population under control but ultimately reducing reoffending and ensuring victims ...